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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales
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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 26

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      For all those people who think epidemiologists only ever call for lockdowns - here's the place that I live. We haven't had a statewide lockdown since June 2020, and 🤞🤞 we won't have another one againhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1354202961505710080 …

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      Health NerdVerified account @GidMK
      A really excellent piece by Melissa Davey: Lucky break or gold standard? How NSW got Covid under control https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/27/lucky-break-how-nsw-got-covid-under-control …
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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 26

      Specifically, through dedicated testing and massive contact tracing efforts, we've controlled two major outbreaks with only relatively minor restrictions in the last 8 months

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 26

      As a personal example, I went to a pub for dinner then out to a show two weeks ago. Lots of masking, and there were COVID-19 restrictions in place, but even at the tail end of an outbreak life here was pretty normal in many respects

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    4. Adam Donaldson‏ @AdamWDon1 Jan 26
      Replying to @GidMK

      When do you think all your vulnerable will have been vaccinated? Will you not have a resurgence again in June if not?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 26
      Replying to @AdamWDon1

      Current vaccination rollout is scheduled to begin in a few weeks time. Anything is possible, but I would be quite surprised given our experience in the last 12 months

      5:05 PM - 26 Jan 2021
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        2. Adam Donaldson‏ @AdamWDon1 Jan 26
          Replying to @GidMK

          Would you say being 6 Months out season wise with Europe/USA and being one of the last countries to have a first wave, plus now being able to be vaccinated before your winter arrives is the biggest factors? Dont get me wrong your country has done amazing but also lucky?

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 26
          Replying to @AdamWDon1

          Not at all. Victoria controlled their outbreak during winter - they had a similar number of daily cases to Belgium in July, but by the time that Belgium was seeing 10,000s a day Victoria was down to no cases at all

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